2 Kings 17:25

Bible › 2 Kings › Chapter 17 › Verse 25

And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the Lord: therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slew some of them.Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

In other translations

And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the Lord: therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slew some of them.Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

Hebrew words

וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961בִּתְחִלַּתbitchilatat [the] beginning ofH8462שִׁבְתָּםshivtamdwelling theyH3427שָׁםshamthereH8033לֹאlo'notH3808יָרְאוּyare'uthey fearedH3372אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וַיְשַׁלַּחvayshalachand he sentH7971יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068בָּהֶםbahemamong themאֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָאֲרָיוֹתha'arayot<the> lionsH738וַיִּהְיוּvaiyihyuand they wereH1961הֹרְגִיםhoregimkillingH2026בָּהֶם׃bahemin them

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